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Why is the shot clock 24 seconds in basketball? |
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Because, sir or madam, some players have been tested in a game and their average of scoring was roughly 24 seconds.
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That is false. It is an arbitrary number that, in fact, respresents 1/30 of a regulation NBA quarter. Ideally, there would be 30 shot-clocks in a quarter.
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